Safety watch-guard.



R. FISCHER. SAFETY WATCH GUARD. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 28, 1912.

1,074,543. Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

I (Emu um a coLuMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO., WASHINGTON. D. c.

ROBERT FISCHER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SAFETY WATCH-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

Application filed June 26, 1912. Serial No. 706,016.

of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in SafetylVatch-Guards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to safety watch guards and has for its object toprovide a simple and inexpensive device of this character that may befastened within the pocket for protecting the watch against theft.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character that isadapted for quick and reliable adjustment to the pocketand one in whichthe watch may not be disconnected therefrom whenever it is necessary towithdraw the same to determine the time.

To these ends the invention consists in themovel details of constructionand combination of parts more fully hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification in which like numerals designate like parts in all theviews :-Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my improved deviceshowing a watch connected thereto, the parts in the position they wouldassume when within a pocket. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the deviceshowing the chain partly withdrawn, with parts also shown broken awayfor the sake of clearness, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail brokensectional view of the device.

My improved watch guard consists of a flexible tubular element 1provided with the covering 2 and closed at its ends by the binding endpieces 3 and 4:, the end piece 4 having connected thereto a springactuated clip 5 which is adapted to be connected over the edge of thepocket for securely locking the watch guard in position.

Held within the tubular element 1 is a outer end with a ring 7 and atits inner I end with an enlarged head 8. A spring 9 bearing at one endon the enlarged head 8 and at the other end against the inner end of theend piece 4:, yieldingly holds the chain 6 within the tubular element 1.The chain operates withinthe aperture 10 in the end piece 4 as clearlyshown in Fig 3. Connee'ted to the ring 7 is the usual swivel watchconnection 11 to which is connected through the ring 12, the watch 13.

When in use my improved device is placed within the pocket; the springactuated clip engaging the edge thereof and securely holding the devicein position. When the watch is withdrawn, the chain 6 through the swivelconnection 10, will also be yieldingly withdrawn, the limit of thismovement being dependent upon the length of chain used. hen the watch isinserted in the pocket the chain 6 will through the action of the spring9, also be returned to its normal position.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spiritof my invention and therefore I do not wish to be limited to suchfeatures except as may be required by the claim.

What is claimed as new is;

In a watch guard, the combination with a clasp; of a flexible tube, capsat the ends of the tube, one of which caps is provided withan openingand is secured to the said clasp, a chain within the tube and passingthrough the opening in the cap, the projecting end of the chain beingprovided with a swivel, a spring located in the tube and wound aroundthe chain and adapted to return the chain ,to within the tube when thesaid chain is withdrawn, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT FISCHER. Witnesses THEO. H. FRIEND, JOHN A. DONEGAL.

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